HISTORIC RESEARCH - Ideal Home 3

Patterson Associates (2010)

Pattersons Associates: Local Rock House Plans, http://www.pattersons.com/#/gallery/LocalRockHouse/1 (accessed 19.03.2013).

The Local Rock House represents an ideal home for the 21stCentury, where the houses are getting larger and more introverted, surrounded by high fences to create privacy. The view of the home from the street is often concealed, more privacy representing more wealth. The homes are designed to be luxurious, with larger open plan living spaces both inside and outside, multiple living rooms and larger garages to accommodate the growing consumerism of our society. Another key ideal of the 21st Century home is individual and private spaces, resulting in larger homes to allow each family member their individual bedrooms and sometimes bathrooms. The location is a key component to the ideal home, the views of the New Zealand landscape being highly desirable, houses no longer focused on being one with the site but an observer of the site. Having a large outdoor living area is an important component to the home, often including a swimming pool which reinforces luxury as an ideal.

Emma Farmer: 21st Century Ideal Home Collage, March 2013, Adobe Photoshop.